Minister for Climate, Kerry McCarthy, visited Low Carbon Hub this week in her first ministerial visit, to learn more about community energy and the innovation work we’re doing at the grid edge to drive the transition to Net Zero. Low Carbon Hub welcomed a delegation from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero  including…

Low Carbon Hub is proud to have a network of 46 incredible community groups who do fantastic work to help combat climate change. Many groups organised inspiring events during Great Big Green Week to help their communities take positive steps towards a zero-carbon future. We were delighted to take part in some of the events.

As of 2024 we hit an important milestone at Low Carbon Hub: we’ve reinvested over £1 million of our own income from our renewable energy projects back into the community. In addition, for every £1 of our own funds created, we’ve attracted an additional £13 in grants and contracts to support our communities, drive innovation…

Hook Norton Community Land Trust (a Low Carbon Hub Community Group Member) have developed a community-led housing project that is in the process of building affordable, energy efficient homes for local people in the Oxfordshire village of Hook Norton. The team are currently looking to raise £500,000 through a community share raise to complete the…

We are inviting our community groups to nominate their candidate for the post of Communities Director to the Low Carbon Hub for a three-year term, starting in October 2024. Low Carbon Hub has been lucky to have Al Kitchen as our elected Communities Director for an extended period of four years, and his final term…

Our community groups are at the heart of Low Carbon Hub’s work across Oxfordshire and continue to be inspirational in tackling climate change. We have just welcomed five new groups, from rural South Oxfordshire to bustling Kidlington, to our network of low carbon community groups, bringing the total to 46.   Burford BEAgles Burford Environmental Action…

We were recently delighted to award large grants of £5,000 from Low Carbon Hub’s Community Grants Fund to two of our community groups:  Low Carbon Oxford North to develop a user-friendly website that helps people find alternative, low carbon ways to travel around Oxfordshire.  Thame Green Living to promote the foundation of a community energy project titled, Phoenix Energy Community. This was…

We’ve welcomed a vibrant community of Buckfast bees to our first groundmount solar park at Ray Valley Solar. Approximately 40-50,000 busy bees are already calling it home, and with the colony building we hope there will be around 60-70,000 by mid-summer. The bee hive operation is managed by our Asset Management sub-contractor who have implemented…

The Low Carbon Hub team recently had the opportunity to take part in the inaugural Heat Pump Summit 2024 at the Blavatnik School of Government in Oxford, which was truly inspiring. This gathering was a valuable experience, allowing us to engage with the latest developments in heat pump technology sector.  

Closing the spark gap would significantly speed up the UK's shift towards cleaner energy, enabling us to meet our net-zero target, and safeguarding our planet for future generations. 

The Action on Carbon and Energy in Schools (ACES) programme has been extended for a third year and is now able to offer eligible County-maintained schools fully funded energy assessments and additional one-to-one support. This builds on a successful two years where we have engaged with over 100 schools interested in improving their school’s energy…

Bifacial solar panels are an innovation in renewable energy technology that allows sunlight to be captured not only from the front, but also from the rear sides of the panels, maximising energy production and efficiency. Low Carbon Hub made the decision to install bifacial solar panels at our first ever ground mount solar park at…